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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1980)
Weyerhauser predicts NW mill closures By DAVID STEINMAN Of the Emerald If an Oregon iniative petition banning aerial herbicide spray ing is put on the November ballot “we will most definitely wage an active campaign in op position,” says George Weyer haeuser. Weyerhaeuser, president and chief executive officer of Weyerhaeuser Co., the third largest employer in the North west, was in Eugene Tuesday and Wednesday to take part in the University's Executive in Residence program. The program provides students an opportunity to learn about business operations dir ectly from business leaders. In a brief press conference Wednesday, Weyerhaeuser dis cussed the future of the wood products industry, America’s future energy requirements, pollution and his choice for the next U.S. president. Weyerhaeuser expressed op timism about the wood products industry over the long run. But of the plywood industry he said, “The immediate future is not so good. With high mort gage rates and increasing infla tion, the plywood industry will face a declining demand, then a flat demand. “We do not foresee a log shortage, but I do think there will be an increase in small-log availability,’’ Weyerhaeuser continued. As the supply of old growth timber diminishes, the wood-products industry will log more 30-to 80-year-old trees, he explained. When asked about the timber industry's recent trend of mov ing corporate offices to the South, Weyerhaeuser said his company would not be moving, though its land holdings are divided equally between the South and the Northwest. “We've got a very good mix ture of soil, tree-growth capability, stable communities, good employment and access to world markets (in the North west).” But the company head quarter's permanence is tied to potential herbicide-application restrictions, he said. ''There’s an awful lot of land in the South, and if precluded from using herbicides in the Northwest we will definitely lose a great deal of productivity from our lands. workshop stresses experience Students who are worried about the tight job market may find their career future more secure with practical exper ience, according to a University Career Faire workshop Wed nesday. Neil Murray and Maria Rojo from the Career Planning and Placement Center suggested several ways students can im prove their chances of finding a job. A survey of 1978 University graduates conducted by the center in early 1979 indicated a clear connection between car eer-related practical experience and the ability to get a job in a particular field, Murray said. "We divided types of em ployment into four categories,” he said. "Of the graduates holding professional jobs dir IFC funds Crisis Center The IFC unanimously ap proved funding goals for the Drug Information Center and the Crisis Center Wednesday. DIC Director Mark Miller told IFC members the center offers analysis and research services and maintains a resource li brary. The center’s services deal with both illicit drugs and prescription drugs, he said. “Offering students no kind of drug education is like putting a million drivers on the road with no driver's education,’’ Miller said. The Crisis Center is a Univer sity-based emergency tele phone service aimed at preventing suicides as well as helping new students who are Are high prices driving you crazy? If so, try the HOUSE OF RECORDS 258 E. 13th Between Pearl and High Streets We buy used records having problems adjusting to the University environment Steve Staats, Crisis Center assistant director, said college age students are the highest suicide risk. Staats says he feels the Crisis Center is at least partly responsible for the fact that the University's suicide rate is one of the lowest in the na tion. In other business, the IFC un animously approved funding goals for MEChA (the Chicano Student Union), the Black Student Union, the Student University Affairs Board, the Muslim Student Association, the Asian-American Student Union and Switchboard (an informa tion referral service). Attention Seniors! U of 0 Bookstore, Inc. Board Position Available There are two vacancies on the Board of Directors of the University of Oregon Bookstore,. Inc. effective March 7, 1980. The positions available are to fill the remaining terms of office of two seniors presently on the Board who graduate Winter term. The terms of office for each position will run from March 7, 1980 to June 1, 1980. Each position is open for individuals who are currently of senior class standing. For purposes of membership on the Board of Directors, student members must be registered for classes at the University and of full-time standing. All interested seniors or anyone wishing to nominate a person should come to the main office of the Bookstore where application forms and information sheets are available. Anyone having questions regarding the duties of the position should contact either Jim Williams or Bob Spencer (686-4331). Applications will be taken until 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 27th. Interviews will be given Thursday afternoon, February 28th. 13th & Kincaid 686-4331 Open: Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 Sat 10:00-2:00 ectly related to their field of study, 71 percent of the re spondents indicated that they had had experience in their field before getting the job; 45 per cent indicated they had no previous field-related exper ience." Unemployment figures also are significantly higher for those who had no practical exper ience before they graduated, Murray said. ‘‘Any job has experience value. Active leadership words, such as manage, coordinate, initiate and supervise, are highly valued across the employment sector. It is up to you to recog nize and effectively translate your leadership experience, whatever it is, when applying for a job, ” he said. Field experience, whether paid or volunteer, can also help students decide career objec tives, acquire job skills, and es tablish contacts that may lead to jobs later on, he said. The week-long Career Faire continues today at 10:30 a m. with a workshop titled, “Finding the Hidden Job Markets," and will conclude Friday at 10:30 a m. with, “The Federal Con nection,” a workshop dealing with government jobs. “If we can’t get more produc tivity out of the forests, then we'll have to move.” Weyerhaeuser forsees a number of Northwest mill clo sures in the near future as the country goes through "a big crunch on homebuilding and people spend less.” In addition, this year’s nego tiations with wood-workers’ un ions "will be difficult,” Weyer haeuser said. "If there is a walk out, I do not forsee it as a short term one." When asked about the com pany’s future energy needs, Weyerhaeuser criticized the Carter administration for not laying down hard and fast tstataa regulations and standards for coal use. "We need to know what the standards are going to be so we can get on with it. Weyer haeuser plans to utilize coal much more in the future.” Solar and wind energy can supply 10 purcent of our country’s needs, he said, but the other 90 percent must be supplied by coal and nuclear power, which need to be developed as soon as possible. Weyerhaeuser said he sup ports his old Yale classmate, George Bush, for president. "I think he's a first rate individual who's done a good job on ever ything he's undertaken.” Find a Friend Between the Sheets! Sail the San Juans Spring break Cruise Meeting Thursday, Feb. 21 in EMU Room to be posted Eugene’s Great New Jazz Piano Bar and Restaurant RESTAUR ANT C R ■ L I. Mon. - Tue. - Wed.: Larry Natwick on Piano and Andre St. James on Bass Thur. - Fri. - Sat.: Emmet Williams and Gordon Jackson 259 East Fifth Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401 (503) 342-3277 Cafeteria Hot Soup (small .75, large 1.00) & Chili (small .90, large 1.20) Served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
